Chattanooga must pay woman $71K for attorney fees in public records lawsuit
A Tennessee appeals court last week sent a strong message in a public records lawsuit against the city of Chattanooga, ordering the trial court to award the full Continue Reading Tennessee...
View ArticleRebecca Little discusses what led to her public records lawsuit
I talked with Rebecca Little this morning about her victory at the appeals court last week in her public records lawsuit. The appeals court on Friday overturned Hamilton County Chancellor Continue...
View ArticleHamilton County judges say privacy of job applicants outweighs Public Records...
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports today about an unusual move by two Hamilton County judges to seal information about applicants to that county’s Clerk and Master position, issuing an Continue...
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In a story being followed by the Chattanooga Times Free Press, two judges who had denied the newspaper access to job applications for the county’s Clerk and Master position reversed Continue Reading...
View ArticleChattanooga judge voids $9 million deal on Open Meetings violation
A citizen spent $50,000 of her own money to bring a lawsuit against Chattanooga’s industrial development board, and won. Hamilton County Chancellor Frank Brown says the board violated the Tennessee...
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Helen Burns Sharp, whose career included working as a community planner for state and municipal government, spent $50,000 of her retirement savings to bring a lawsuit against the Chattanooga Industrial...
View ArticleChattanooga must pay woman $71K for attorney fees in public records lawsuit
Rebecca Little sued the city of Chattanooga after it didn't respond to her public records request as required by state law. She was trying to find out the progress of services promised for an annexed...
View ArticleRebecca Little discusses what led to her public records lawsuit
Victors in a public records lawsuit: The Little family owns Tennessee RiverPlace, a bed and breakfast in Lookout Valley in Chattanooga. Rebecca Little won a public records lawsuit with the city, but...
View ArticleHamilton County judges say privacy of job applicants outweighs Public Records...
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports today about an unusual move by two Hamilton County judges to seal information about applicants to that county's Clerk and Master position, issuing an order...
View ArticleUpdate: Chattanooga judges release job applications after AG’s advice
Hamilton County Chancellor Jeffery Atherton Hamilton County Chancellor Frank Brown In a story being followed by the Chattanooga Times Free Press, two judges who had denied the newspaper access to job...
View ArticleChattanooga judge voids $9 million deal on Open Meetings violation
A citizen spent $50,000 of her own money to bring a lawsuit against Chattanooga's industrial development board, and won. Hamilton County Chancellor Frank Brown says the board violated the Tennessee...
View ArticleRead judge’s order in Open Meetings case against Chattanooga Industrial...
Helen Burns Sharp, whose career included working as a community planner for state and municipal government, spent $50,000 of her retirement savings to bring a lawsuit against the Chattanooga Industrial...
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